Hi! As a writer, author, learner, teacher, follower, leader, and an Ex Army Officer, I welcome you to my personal website. I have tried to consolidate as much of my e-presence/impact into this site, as it made practical sense.
This website is a progeny and an obvious next step from my blog that I started in Jan 2007. The ultimate, all-said-and-done objective of most of my writings or message sharing is to make an impact on others' lives, however small, and justify my second life.
And yes, I would love to hear your feedback on my book; I enjoyed writing it.
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On a personal front, during IIM A days, I fell in love with a beautiful damsel staying in far away land- Richa and we got married in 2009.
Few years later, we witnessed the best thing to happen in our lives- our daughter Rishika. Life of course changed dramatically after becoming a parent.
Another few years later, we were blessed with a baby boy and with two kids, well, couldn't get better.
My Dad, an epitome of humility, left for the heavenly abode back in 1997.
My Mother has been my role model through all the difficult times, and continues to inspire us with her indomitable spirit, positive attitude, and resilience.
My younger Sister, Raksha - my other source of inspiration, who has also surfed through troubled waters at an early age, continues to do the same - inspire me.
On a professional front, I'm working with Deloitte (at Hyderabad currently) and trying to make an impact that matters - both professionally, and personally. Just doing my bit.
Life, it goes on...
"Life is iffy" they said. Well, at the potential cost of immodesty (pls humor), here goes a brief:
Journey so far...
About Me - in a few words
Last updated: July 2024
Site went live: Jan 2015
Well, got life back on track, became a leftie and started scribbling A to Z... Aimed high (sky is only the lower limit, mine was the universe)... New e-Avatar took shape as Rajat_nda and Mission MBA (bell the CAT & GMAT) started... Did well in written and interviews for both.... Shared my notes with the world (google "rajat_nda notes"... too old by now though)...
Fortunate enough to be in a privileged dilemma... IIM A or ISB... After spending 20 'golden' days at ISB, joined IIM Ahmedabad and went through another privileged grueling of 2 yrs (PGP 2009)... Emerged as an upgraded version of myself...
Over the years, I've tried to respond to every e-mail, FB message, and messages/comments on this website from many well-wishers who came across my story/blog/book in some way. Well, life would definitely have been easier (if not better) with two shoulders, but as the famous T-shirt in Forrest Gump wisely said (and I can't help but reiterate), "Sh*t happens," and life...well, it goes on.
Sometimes, people fall.
They get up... and move on.
Two simple sentences with a much deeper meaning. Simply put, that's what life is all about. It's all in the 'mind', we had learnt, back in the good ol' academy days.
a.k.a. Rajat_nda
Trained at and DNA re-configurerd at the prestigious National Defence Academy and IMA Dehradun... Spent a few glorious years in Olive Greens in the Army... Life was on a beautiful track... Iffy Life then took a sudden dive down with "the accident" during a course... Lost my right shoulder and broke a lot of stuff... Had to leave the Army...
Rajat Mishra
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